sec.57Person who is or was a lawyer

### sec.57 Person who is or was a lawyer A person is disqualified from representing a party to a proceeding if— the person has been the subject of— a discipline application under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; or an application equivalent to a discipline application under a corresponding law within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; and the person has been, in the proceeding, found guilty of professional misconduct or unsatisfactory professional conduct; and the president has not made a declaration under subrule (2) about the person. The president may declare that a person to whom subrule (1) applies is not disqualified from representing a party in a proceeding if the president is satisfied the conduct of the person constituting the misconduct or conduct mentioned in the subrule is not serious enough to disqualify the person from representing the party in the proceeding. In this rule— professional misconduct see the Legal Profession Act 2007 . unsatisfactory professional conduct see the Legal Profession Act 2007 . r 57 amd 2012 SL No. 59 s 8 (sec.57-ssec.1) A person is disqualified from representing a party to a proceeding if— the person has been the subject of— a discipline application under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; or an application equivalent to a discipline application under a corresponding law within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; and the person has been, in the proceeding, found guilty of professional misconduct or unsatisfactory professional conduct; and the president has not made a declaration under subrule (2) about the person. (sec.57-ssec.2) The president may declare that a person to whom subrule (1) applies is not disqualified from representing a party in a proceeding if the president is satisfied the conduct of the person constituting the misconduct or conduct mentioned in the subrule is not serious enough to disqualify the person from representing the party in the proceeding. (sec.57-ssec.3) In this rule— professional misconduct see the Legal Profession Act 2007 . unsatisfactory professional conduct see the Legal Profession Act 2007 . - (a) the person has been the subject of— (i) a discipline application under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; or (ii) an application equivalent to a discipline application under a corresponding law within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; and - (i) a discipline application under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; or - (ii) an application equivalent to a discipline application under a corresponding law within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; and - (b) the person has been, in the proceeding, found guilty of professional misconduct or unsatisfactory professional conduct; and - (c) the president has not made a declaration under subrule (2) about the person. - (i) a discipline application under the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; or - (ii) an application equivalent to a discipline application under a corresponding law within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007 ; and